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Elam

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Benjamin · named in 1 verse

the name means hidden, i.e. distant Strong's Lexicon

Elam was a son of Shashak, from the tribe of Benjamin.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Highland, the son of Shem (Gen. 10:22), and the name of the country inhabited by his descendants (14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; 21:2, etc.) lying to the east of Babylonia, and extending to the shore of the Mediterranean, a distance in a direct line of about 1,000 miles. The name Elam is an Assyrian word meaning "high."

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Shashak
Siblings Abdon, Anthothijah, Eber, Ishpan, Eliel, Zichri, Hanan, Hananiah, Iphdeiah, Penuel

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 1 Chronicles 8:24.

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Verses that name Elam